| Literature DB >> 12384390 |
David R Murdoch1, Stanley Mirrett, Lizzie J Harrell, Janet S Monahan, L Barth Reller.
Abstract
We determined the antibiotic susceptibilities of 1,785 enterococcal bloodstream isolates collected over 25 years. Antibiotic resistance emerged at a greater rate in Enterococcus faecium than in other enterococcal species, and E. faecium isolates became proportionally more common over time. Our findings confirm the pattern of emerging antibiotic resistance among enterococci and highlight the increasing importance of E. faecium as a cause of bloodstream infection.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12384390 PMCID: PMC128752 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.11.3676-3678.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191